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Ok Cloten (and anyone else interested enough), I’m gonna sound really shallow here. These are the areas which I’ve narrowed down in my study of Shakespeare and Jonson:1)the representation of women and how they express (if any) differing/similar views on misogyny
2)the use and functions of minor characters
3)differing moral intent/s
4)clown/fool figure (where in jonson?)
5)the different use/presentation of opening scenes and how they condition what follows
6)difference in formal characteristics between the two dramatists
7)function/characterisation of the ‘outsider’ figure
8)character development/non-development
9)acts of creativity/character(s) as source of imaginative impulse
10)*****comic method/use of comic device*****
11)significance of voyeurism
12)significance of repentenceQuestions:
Am I looking in the right direction?
Am I missing anything?
I don’t seem to have any problem singling these out from the Sakespeare texts (12nite,MofVenice,MSND,Shrew &Much Ado) But I can’t quite get into Jonson (Volpone,Alchemist) and draw comparisons/contrasts. And when I do, it’s only to make sweeping, generalised statements, which isn’t good news, since I’m looking at the points from an exam-oriented (aggressively!) point of view.
Anyone?
Posted by ching on April 14, 1997 at 08:49:09
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